Curry, who also leads the Duval County GOP, will coast to victory. He has no opponent and almost every big-name member of Florida's GOP establishment is on board supporting him.

Party officials have praised Curry for bringing stability after the chairmanship of Jim Greer, who is facing fraud charges for allegedly funneling state GOP money to a fundraising firm he started. He denies the charge.

Those loses, though, won't impact Curry's campaign to lead the party into the 2013-14 election cycle.

"Lenny has conducted himself as chairman in a way of which all Florida Republicans can be proud," Rubio said. "As we look ahead to the challenges of 2014, Lenny is the right person to lead our party and I urge you to join me in giving him your support."

Party leaders will take a chairmanship vote this Saturday at the state GOP's annual meeting in Orlando.